Maytag A50 Facelift

So this weekend I finally decided to re-paint the Maytag A50. It's been a great little machine and I've been enjoying it a lot. The mechanicals are wonderful but I got tired of looking at that neglected white cabinet. All the little scratches and scrapes made the little guy look dingy even when he was all cleaned up. I was going to re-spray him white, but white isn't one of my favorite colors, and quite honestly, I was somewhat disappointed that this machine wasn't a different color from the get go. It took 2 days to complete, but I can honestly say I'm VERY pleased with the outcome here. The color is Krylon "Bauhaus Gold" and it's a sort of Goldenrod Yellow color. My color choices were limited, I wanted a Burnt Orange but they didn't have the shade I wanted in cans so I went out on a limb with this color. It certainly brightens things up I can say. I still need to find a replacement top for the machine though, it's scuffed a lot as well, but now the little guy's ready to wow the crowd. I hope you all enjoy! It was a lot of work, especially working in a small kitchen/shop, this would have been so much easier in a garage...

-Tim

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Post# 330473 2/15/2009 at 13:02 (5,541 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY)
Checkrate/Likes So this weekend I finally decided to re-paint the Maytag A50. It's been a great little machine and I've been enjoying it a lot. The mechanicals are wonderful but I got tired of looking at that neglected white cabinet. All the little scratches and scrapes made the little guy look dingy even when he was all cleaned up. I was going to re-spray him white, but white isn't one of my favorite colors, and quite honestly, I was somewhat disappointed that this machine wasn't a different color from the get go. It took 2 days to complete, but I can honestly say I'm VERY pleased with the outcome here. The color is Krylon "Bauhaus Gold" and it's a sort of Goldenrod Yellow color. My color choices were limited, I wanted a Burnt Orange but they didn't have the shade I wanted in cans so I went out on a limb with this color. It certainly brightens things up I can say. I still need to find a replacement top for the machine though, it's scuffed a lot as well, but now the little guy's ready to wow the crowd. I hope you all enjoy! It was a lot of work, especially working in a small kitchen/shop, this would have been so much easier in a garage... -Tim CLICK HERE TO GO TO macboy91si's LINK

Post# 330479 , Reply# 1 2/15/2009 at 13:39 (5,541 days old) by supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Checkrate/Likes Suits it very well! Nice job!

Post# 330488 , Reply# 2 2/15/2009 at 14:28 (5,541 days old) by autowasherfreak ()
Checkrate/Likes I like it! It looks very sharp. Jim

Post# 330512 , Reply# 3 2/15/2009 at 18:04 (5,541 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)
Checkrate/Likes *Oh, Wow!* Niiiiiiiice! Looks like it could be a factory colour! Lawrence/Maytagbear

Post# 330753 , Reply# 4 2/17/2009 at 01:55 (5,540 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill Home of the RailwayTrials Merseyside,UK)
Checkrate/Likes *Wow* Hey Tim, what a stunning colour, can you tell us how you did it, what prep etc, sanding, undercoating....and was it achieved with a spray can or air sprayer??? Lovely job, Mike p.s. now make sure you leave that Hoover twinny alone!!...

Post# 330770 , Reply# 5 2/17/2009 at 06:30 (5,539 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY)
Checkrate/Likes *The Hoover is safe!* I would never touch my precious Avacado Hoover. The Hoover is in great condition, I just can't use it a whole lot in my small building due to cranky neighbors, she makes a lot of noise and the floors are thin (I'm upstairs). I used off the shelf stuff from the local hardware store. Wet sanded the original finish with scuff pads and 1000 grit sandpaper (600 would have been perfect for this). 3 coats of cheap primer followed by wet-sanding with 1000 grit sandpaper again. Lots of coats of the Krylon spray paint, it's a thin color and required a lot of coats (7-9), still a little thin near the edges for my perfection but I'm good with it. After the paint cures for a little longer, I'll put a good coat of Turtle Wax on it and it'll be set, it's currently just paint, no clearcoat and no wax yet. Cost was about $50 for all the supplies.

Post# 331915 , Reply# 6 2/23/2009 at 13:55 (5,533 days old) by gocartwasher ()
Checkrate/Likes *nice twin tub* I found one like that in the trash pickup .It just needed a belt I actually made it use a automotive belt using a lawnmower idler to keep it tight

Post# 331920 , Reply# 7 2/23/2009 at 14:03 (5,533 days old) by gocartwasher ()
Checkrate/Likes *The belt tightner setup* Works well. I do have to say they used 2 MOTORS!!! was a heavy duty design. I sold the washer to a buddy Al. Hi Machboy91si I also have a avacado Hoover in my garage that needs a little work(spin belt missing).The hoover was given to me back in 1991,and I`m keeping that one since its rare.